चौदह (chaudah)

numeral The number fourteen (14) -- both the counting numeral and the ordinal/date sense are covered here, as this word does not inflect between them.
Sense 1 : the number fourteen
numeral
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: चौदह (chaudah) shows up constantly in everyday contexts like ages, dates, and addresses -- for instance चौदह तारीख (chaudah taariikh, 'the 14th of the month') is a normal way to refer to a date in casual speech, just as in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect चौदह (chaudah) like an adjective before a noun -- it stays invariant regardless of the noun's gender or number, e.g. चौदह लड़कियाँ (chaudah ladkiyaan, 'fourteen girls') and चौदह लड़के (chaudah ladke, 'fourteen boys') both use the same form.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी बेटी चौदह साल की हो गई है। My daughter has turned fourteen years old.
(merii betii chaudah saal kii ho gaii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
हम चौदह तारीख को मिलेंगे। We will meet on the 14th.
(ham chaudah taariikh ko milenge।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
इस डिब्बे में चौदह टुकड़े थे। There were fourteen pieces in this box.
(is dibbe men chaudah tukde the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारा घर चौदह नंबर वाली गली में है? Is your house on street number fourteen?
(kyaa tumhaaraa ghar chaudah nambar vaalii galii men hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह चौदह साल का होता तो मतदान नहीं कर सकता। If he were fourteen years old, he wouldn't be able to vote.
(agar vah chaudah saal kaa hotaa to matdaan nahiin kar saktaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया चौदह नंबर कमरे में जाइए। Please go to room number fourteen.
(kripyaa chaudah nambar kamre men jaaie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद वह चौदह तारीख तक लौट आए। He might return by the 14th.
(shaayad vah chaudah taariikh tak laut aae।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
पूरी कक्षा में चौदह बच्चे बैठे थे। There were fourteen children sitting in the whole class.
(poorii kakshaa men chaudah bachche baithe the।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह किताब चौदह भाषाओं में अनुवादित की गई है। This book has been translated into fourteen languages.
(yah kitaab chaudah bhaashaaon men anuvaadit kii gaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उसने चौदह बरस की उम्र में ही घर छोड़ दिया था। He had left home at the age of just fourteen.
(usne chaudah baras kii umr men hii ghar chhod diyaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बस चौदह मिनट में यहाँ से वहाँ पहुँच जाती है। The bus gets there from here in just fourteen minutes.
(bas chaudah minat men yahaan se vahaan pahunch jaatii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active